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Working with producer Steve Lillywhite, U2 recorded their first album. They used a number of nonstandard techniques, recording separately and incorporating unusual sounds in the recording. U2 had a collection of songs from previous performances, several of these were chosen for the album. The album sold moderately well when first released, as U2 for more famous it sold many more copies over time.
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Working with producer Steve Lillywhite, U2 recorded their first album. They used a number of nonstandard techniques, recording separately and incorporating unusual sounds in the recording. U2 had a collection of songs from previous performances, several of these were chosen for the album. The album sold moderately well when first released, as U2 for grew more famous it sold many more copies over time.
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Working with producer Steve Lillywhite, U2 recorded their first album. They used a number of nonstandard techniques, recording separately and incorporating unusual sounds in the recording. U2 had a collection of songs from previous performances, several of these were chosen for the album. The album sold moerately moderately well when first released, as U2 for more famous it sold many more copies over time.
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The album spawned 2 sequels, "A Day Without Me" and "I Will Follow".
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The album spawned 2 sequels, singles, "A Day Without Me" and "I Will Follow".
* AlternateAlbumCover: The European release depicts a headshot of a shirtless little boy (portrayed by Peter Rowen, who would go on to model for several of the band's other album and single covers over the years). Due to concerns that the cover might be [[MistakenForPedophile construed as pedophilic]] in America, Creator/IslandRecords replaced the original photo with a new one depicting distorted portraits of the band members for the US release.
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* SignatureSong: "I Will Follow" could be considered one for U2, it is their most played song.
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''Boy'' is the first studio album recorded by Irish rock band Music/{{U2}}. It was released through Island Records on 20 October 1980.
Working with producer Steve Lillywhite, U2 recorded their first album. They used a number of nonstandard techniques, recording separately and incorporating unusual sounds in the recording. U2 had a collection of songs from previous performances, several of these were chosen for the album. The album sold moerately well when first released, as U2 for more famous it sold many more copies over time.
The album spawned 2 sequels, "A Day Without Me" and "I Will Follow".
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
# "I will Follow" (3:40)
# "Twilight" (4:22)
# "An Cat Dubh" (4:46)
# "Into The Heart" (3:27)
# "Out of Control" (4:12)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
# "Stories for Boys" (3:04)
# "The Ocean" (1:34)
# "A Day Without Me" (3:12)
# "Another time, Another Place" (4:31)
# "The Electric Co" (4:47)
# "Shadows and Tall Trees" (5:13)
[/numlist]
!!''Stranger, Stranger in a Strange Trope''
* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "boy" shows up in a number of songs.
* AmbiguouslyGay: "Twilight" was meant to be about the transition involved in growing up, but many gay fans caught a different meaning.
-->"In The Shadow, Boy meets Man"
* GriefSong: "I Will Follow" is about Bono's mother.
* ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture: "The Electric Co" is about this.
* IntercourseWithYou: "An Cat Dubh"
* OdeToYouth: As the title suggests, it is about being teenagers, which the 19-20 year old band members were close to being at the time.
* SignatureSong: "I Will Follow" could be considered one for U2, it is their most played song.
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Working with producer Steve Lillywhite, U2 recorded their first album. They used a number of nonstandard techniques, recording separately and incorporating unusual sounds in the recording. U2 had a collection of songs from previous performances, several of these were chosen for the album. The album sold moerately well when first released, as U2 for more famous it sold many more copies over time.
The album spawned 2 sequels, "A Day Without Me" and "I Will Follow".
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
# "I will Follow" (3:40)
# "Twilight" (4:22)
# "An Cat Dubh" (4:46)
# "Into The Heart" (3:27)
# "Out of Control" (4:12)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
# "Stories for Boys" (3:04)
# "The Ocean" (1:34)
# "A Day Without Me" (3:12)
# "Another time, Another Place" (4:31)
# "The Electric Co" (4:47)
# "Shadows and Tall Trees" (5:13)
[/numlist]
!!''Stranger, Stranger in a Strange Trope''
* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "boy" shows up in a number of songs.
* AmbiguouslyGay: "Twilight" was meant to be about the transition involved in growing up, but many gay fans caught a different meaning.
-->"In The Shadow, Boy meets Man"
* GriefSong: "I Will Follow" is about Bono's mother.
* ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture: "The Electric Co" is about this.
* IntercourseWithYou: "An Cat Dubh"
* OdeToYouth: As the title suggests, it is about being teenagers, which the 19-20 year old band members were close to being at the time.
* SignatureSong: "I Will Follow" could be considered one for U2, it is their most played song.
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